Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#11202530April 19, 2019
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT. WARNING LIGHT INDICATES POWER STEERING. OCCURS WHILE FREEWAY OR CITY DRIVING AND WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. OCCURS FROM 0 TO 65 MPH. TO RESOLVE ISSUE YOU MUST TURN OFF THE ENGINE WAIT A FEW SECONDS THEN TURN IT BACK ON. ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST 3 TO FOUR MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196726April 16, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE LEAKING, NEAR FUEL TANK UNDER HEAT SHIELD, BETWEEN EXHAUST PIPE AND BODY PART. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.IT APPEARS THAT THE EXHAUST HAD REPEATEDLY SMASHED THE FUEL LINE, OVERTIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195967April 13, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DOOR HANDLE IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND IT FAILS. THE PLASTIC CRACKS AND YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. MINE BROKE. WHAT IF SOMEONE GOT CAUGHT IN A FLASH FLOOD AND YOU LOSE POWER TO YOU WINDOW. YOU DIE. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND GM ADDRESS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SSR. THEY REPLACE THE SSR HANDLES WITH METAL. THERE ARE 40,000 MEMBERS ON THE HHR FORUM AND A LOT MORE CARS ON ROAD. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. IT'S SCARY THAT ONE PULL ON YOU DOOR HANDLE AND YOU CAN'T GET OUT UNLESS YOU OPEN THE WINDOW OR CRAWL OUT THE OTHER SIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195813April 12, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE KEY WAS STUCK INSIDE THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT CALLED AAA WHO WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194298April 6, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND CRACKED. ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IS TO OPEN WINDOW AND USE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. IF THE WINDOW FAILS YOU NEED TO EXIT THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194062April 5, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE RUSTED OUT. THE CAR IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD AND I GOT STUCK IN THE COUNTRY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192920April 1, 2019
STEERING
POWER TESTING MOTOR CAN FAIL RANDOMLY AND AT ANY TIME CAUSING THE CAR TO REVERT TO MANUAL STEERING CONTROL AND INCREASING CHANCES OF A CRASH. DEFECTIVE IS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR CONTROLLER AND OR THE TORQUE ANGLE SENSOR! WIFE WAS MID-TURN WHEN POWER STEERING FAILED AND SHE ALMOST RAN INTO A TREE. 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND VEERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED WHILE SHE WASN'T IN A TURN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192256March 28, 2019
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING POWER STEERING TO SHUT OFF WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS. ALL MODELS BUT HHR WERE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191821March 27, 2019
STEERING
I AM HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROADWAY AT ANY SPEED BETWEEN 20-80MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WILL BE A MESSAGE UNDER THE SPEEDOMETER THAT SAYS 'POWER STEERING FAILURE' AND I WILL HAVE LOST ALL OF MY POWER STEERING CONTROL. I CAN PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND TURN MY ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTART THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST 8 MONTHS TOO MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11189738March 18, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ONBOARD COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL, SPEEDOMETER, AND FUEL MILEAGE INDICATOR TO GO HAYWIRE. GILL CHEVROLET (4700 E BROAD ST, COLUMBUS, OH 43213, (614) 364-4376) REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ON THREE SEPARATE VISITS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER WITH THE COLD WEATHER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11187333March 17, 2019
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE, WHEN YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF, IT RESETS ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND NOW MY MECHANIC READ THE CODES AND IT SAID TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184317March 5, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, LOWER BACK, AND MIGRAINE HEADACHES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,255. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11183611March 2, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE HAS BEEN NOTICEABLE WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC REPAIR SHOP STATES IT IS THE FUEL LINE AND RETURN WHICH HAVE RUSTED OUT. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH CHEVY HHR OWNERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH CAN LEAD TO DEATH IF A FIRE IGNITES. DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 100K MILES. RIDICULOUS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183649March 2, 2019
STEERING
THE IGNITION IS LOCKING KEY IN. ALSO THIS IS CAUSING MY BATTERY TO DIE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183125February 28, 2019
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TAKATA RECALL ON FEB,25/2019 I WAS I WAS TRAVELING 95 NORTH TO CHESTERFIELD TO GET ON CHIPPENHAM PARKWAY AND I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITH MY 2009 HHR I HIT A ANOTHER CAR FROM BEHIND AND MY HOOD ON MY HHR WAS TORN BACK SO BAD IT WOULD NOT OPEN ,THE AIRBAG DID DEPLOY I WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN THE PERSON IN FRONT ME CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AND I SLAMMED ON BRAKES I HAVE TO SEE A I HAVE TO SEE A DOCTOR NOW.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11180319February 15, 2019
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY WHEN TURNING AT A SLOW SPEED. WITHIN THE PAST 8 MONTHS, THE EPS SIGNAL CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND WENT OFF WITHIN A FEW MINUTES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171021January 20, 2019
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING KEEPS "CLICKING OFF" SEEMS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE BUT THERE ARE NO FUSES BLOWN. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF THE POWER STEERING WILL RESET BUT AS SOON AS I TURN IT BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WILL TURN OFF AGAIN. IT QUIT FOR AWHILE BUT NOW ITS BACK IN FULL FORCE. I BASICALLY HAVE NO POWER STEERING NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170358January 16, 2019
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR EQUIPPED WITH DEXTERO TOURING DTR1 TIRES, SIZE: 216/50/R17 95VXL (NA). THE CONTACT PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT TIRE FROM WALMART AND STATED THAT THE SIDEWALL WAS WORN. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE FAILURE UNTIL HE RETURNED TO WALMART AND HAD THE TIRE DIAGNOSED. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,241. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165778January 4, 2019
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164754January 3, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ONE MORE HHR THAT HAS A RUSTED FUEL LINE, THE CAR HAS 128XX MILES ON IT WHEN WE NOTICED A GAS SMELL. WHEN INQUIRING WHAT THE SMELL WAS I FOUND IT WAS LEAKING UNDER THE BACK DRIVE SIDE DOOR IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL. I LOOKED ONLINE TO FIND THE FIX, BUT FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS THAT THIS CARS ARE LEAKING GAS DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND FAULTY PARTS. CALLED GM AND ASKED FOR HELP. THEY WERE RUDE AND SAID THE CAR IS OLD AND PAST WARRANTY. WELL I HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES AND NONE OF THEM EVER LEAKED GAS. WHEN I ASKED THE REP, DO YOU KNOW WHAT GAS DOES? HE IGNORED THE QUESTION AND STARTED TO READ FORM HIS SCRIPT. SPOKE TO THE SUPERVISOR SAME THING UNWILLING TO LISTEN TO REASON AND PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER. ALMOST THE SAME DEAL UNDERSTANDING BUT AGAIN UNWILLING TO HELP WITH FIXING. AFTER A BATTLE. WE GAVE IN AND HAD THE DEALER FIX IT. CONVENIENTLY THE TECH CUT THE GAS LINE WHERE IT WAS LEAKING. THE BILL CAME TO $795. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUES. THIS IS LIFE THREATENING. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS AND MAKE IT RIGHT.THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON AIR BAGS, WELL WHAT GOOD ARE THE AIR BAGS IF THE CAR BLOWS UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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